DRC

Appointed in July, three new judges at the Constitutional Court were sworn in on Wednesday for Felix Tshisekedi. The ceremony took place at the seat of Parliament. This ceremony took place in a tense relationship between Cach and the FCC that formed the ruling coalition. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiHands raised,…

In the DRC, the quarrel continues over the installation conditions for the rural municipality of Minembwe, the majority of whose inhabitants are Banyamulenge, Tutsicongolais. RFI met the city mayor. with our special correspondent in Minembwe, Sonia RolleyOn Monday, the minister of decentralization from the Banyamulenge…

The distance continues between, on the one hand, the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament and, on the other hand, the President of the Republic around the entry of the judges recently appointed to the Constitutional Court. The FCC, the political family of former President Kabila, yet affiliated with President Tshisekedi's Cach, has decided to boycott the planned ceremony at the People's Palace.…

Lous and The Yakuza released a debut album titled "Gore". © Laura Marie Cieplik The singer of Congolese origin Lous and the Yakuza releases Gore a first album engaged, intoxicating and very autobiographical. When we call Lous and Yakuza, the 24-year-old is on a short break from the set of a "small desk", a short-format concert, for the American national radio NPR. She records pieces from her disc in an…

Early on Tuesday morning, October 20, the prison in the town of Béni in the province of North Kivu was attacked by elements of the ADF movement, according to some authorities. Hundreds of prisoners have reportedly been released. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiIt was a carefully conducted intrusion around noon. 4…

In the highlands of Minembwe, there are thousands of displaced refugees near the UN mission in Congo and without international assistance. There are almost 3,000 in Mikenge, mostly Banyamulenge, and they say they have suffered many attacks. With our special correspondent in Mikenge, Sonia RolleyIn Mikenge, the displaced say…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "on the verge of bankruptcy", the Catholic bishops, members of the National Bishops' Conference in Congo (Cenco), are very upset about the coalition in power for twenty months. as reported from Kinshasa, In their announcement published on Monday, October 19, at the end of their plenary session, the prelates black painted the position of the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) by Joseph Kabila and the Cap pour le Change (CACH) of Félix Tshisekedi. , two coalitions whose tensions,…

In the DRC, teachers who are members of the Union of Teachers of the Congo (SYECO) and those affiliated with the National Union of Catholic Teachers (SYNECAT) have started their strike movement. They demand improvement in their pay conditions. They also suspect the presence of tens of thousands of fictitious teachers on the payrolls. After promises made especially by the President of the Republic, the…

In the DRC, a video presenting Gédéon Kyungu Mutangapost on the night of Saturday to Sunday, October 18, caused a sensation. Six months after he disappeared from circulation, Gédéon calls for the reunification of the four provinces as a result of the former Katanga. His entourage as well as security sources ensure that the video is authentic.…

The humanitarian situation is worrying in the South Kivu Highlands between malnutrition and lack of medicine. Although the level of violence has fallen in recent weeks, supplies and travel are very difficult. Reportage. With our special correspondent in Minembwe, Sonia RolleyAt the referral hospital in Minembwe, which is…